by Sean Fitzpatrick | Sep 9, 2026 | News
Members of the New England congressional delegation have made clear that New England Donor Services (NEDS) should continue serving as the region’s federally designated Organ Procurement Organization (OPO). In a July 27, 2026, letter to Health and Human Services...
by Sean Fitzpatrick | Mar 12, 2026 | News
Kenny Laferriere was only age 17, when he was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a disease that impacts the heart muscle and makes it harder for it to pump blood effectively. In 2001, he received the heart donation and transplant that saved his life. At a recent event,...
by Sean Fitzpatrick | Feb 5, 2026 | News, Peer Reviewed Study
A new study has found that the upcoming Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decertification actions for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) may disproportionately impact racially and ethnically diverse communities, potentially exacerbating...
by Sean Fitzpatrick | Jun 3, 2025 | News
On the Friday afternoon before the Memorial Day weekend, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued their Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Public Aggregated Performance 2024 and 2025 Reports for data years 2022 and 2023, and, yes, CMS data lags...
by Sean Fitzpatrick | Mar 13, 2025 | News
The need for life-saving organ transplants is high in this nation’s Black communities. When compared to communities of other ethnicities and races, Blacks are disproportionately affected by the health burdens and diseases that lead to organ failure and result in the...
by Sean Fitzpatrick | Nov 5, 2024 | Debunking Myths, News
A recently published peer-reviewed article in Critical Care Medicine, a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, found major that Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) approached families for organ donation at the same rates, regardless of race or ethnicity....
